Rate My Professor Zhong Wan

Dr. Zhong Wan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Hong Kong, where he joined in 2025. He earned his B.S. from Jilin University and Ph.D. in condensed matter physics from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Purdue University in 2018. Prior to his current position, Dr. Wan served as a postdoctoral research scholar in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of California, Los Angeles. As an experimental condensed matter physicist, his research interests include quantum materials engineering, the development of nanoscale devices and their applications, and the investigation of emergent low-temperature quantum transport properties. These efforts have led to significant advancements in understanding and manipulating quantum phenomena at the nanoscale.

Dr. Wan has made notable contributions to the field through high-impact publications in top-tier journals. Key works include 'Layered hybrid superlattices as designable quantum solids' (Nature, 635, 49, 2024, co-first author), 'Unconventional Superconductivity in Chiral Molecule Intercalated Tantalum Disulfide' (Nature, 632, 69, 2024), 'Photocarrier-induced persistent structural polarization in soft-lattice lead halide perovskites' (Nature Nanotechnology, 18, 357, 2023), 'High-order superlattices by rolling up van der Waals heterostructures' (Nature, 519, 385, 2021), and 'Van der Waals epitaxial growth of air-stable CrSe2 nanosheets with thickness tunable magnetic orders' (Nature Materials, 20, 818, 2021). His excellence during postdoctoral research was recognized with the UCLA Chancellor Award for Postdoctoral Researcher in 2024 and the UCLA Department of Chemistry Award for Postdoctoral Researcher in 2021. Dr. Wan's work continues to influence quantum materials research and device applications.